We've published a bunch of letters to the editor this week, mainly focused on development and zoning. Read what your neighbors think about Brookline's future: brookline.news/topics/opini...

The Maimonides School, a Jewish private school with a campus right off Route 9, is considering a move out of Brookline. If the relocation goes through, it would mean another large piece of real estate likely up for sale on a key corridor for development in town. brookline.news/maimonides-s...

A new mini-documentary by the group Hidden Brookline examines the presence of slavery in Brookline dating back to the Revolutionary War. brookline.news/hidden-brook...

Here's a map of the proposed new stations

Brookline is planning a major expansion of Bluebikes stations, aiming to add 25 stations to the town's existing 14 over the next four years. There are currently only stations in North Brookline, and the plan would bring bikeshare access to a wider geographic area. brookline.news/brookline-pl...

A key Select Board member and dozens of South Brookline Town Meeting members have come out against a developer's plan to build three buildings on an office park on Route 9 in Chestnut Hill. The high-stakes project now faces an uphill battle at Town Meeting in May. brookline.news/political-op...

Our reporters hit the streets yesterday and found residents and business owners in surprisingly good spirits as they dug out from the winter's second big storm. brookline.news/how-is-brook...

Turning unused offices into apartments is a growing trend in the Boston area. So why aren't local housing advocates happy with a plan at 1093 Beacon Street? Because what was originally proposed as 18 small apartments is now set to be four huge luxury condos instead. brookline.news/a-plan-for-1...

A 26-year-old Brookline resident was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to charges of sexually exploiting minors using the app Snapchat. Scott Cunha had previously worked as a lifeguard and swim coach for the town. brookline.news/brookline-ma...

An hourlong drive, snow and a ruptured Achilles tendon were not enough to stop 81-year-old Brookline activist Suzette Abbott from making her voice heard in Merrimack, New Hampshire over the weekend. brookline.news/the-only-thi...

Wondering how the town prioritizes snow clean up, who's out there doing the plowing, and where it all goes? Our coverage from the last big storm in January provides some answers: brookline.news/155-people-1...

A new gallery in Coolidge Corner aims to showcase and sell well-known artists and "blue chip" works. brookline.news/new-art-gall...

Schools and town offices will be closed Monday, and a parking ban will be in effect starting at 9 p.m. tonight as a blizzard approaches Brookline brookline.news/town-declare...

A new seven-story apartment building proposed in a privately-owned Coolidge Corner parking lot, and familiar sets of arguments quickly pop up for and against. Brookline Town Meeting will vote on whether to give the developer their requested zoning in May. brookline.news/developer-pr...

The Trump administration has taken aim at Scouting America, threatening to pull support because of DEI initiatives and decision to admit girls. Brookline's Scouts are unfazed. “We just add – we don’t take away," said 16-year-old Daphne Spunt. brookline.news/despite-pent...

Four Brookline residents have taken out nomination papers to run for School Committee. Meet them here: brookline.news/four-candida...

Dec. 2018, a week after bombshell Miami Herald report on Epstein's widespread crimes: Rudisch "called to let you know she is thinking about you and just so [sad] to see what is going on in the news," an assistant writes. "She wishes you best and just hopes [for] the best."

2010, six months after Epstein's release from jail for first conviction (soliciting minor for prostitution): “Just thinking about you. Hoping things are better…are you able to travel now?”

Investigation: Brookline's long-time child health director maintained years of contact with Jeffrey Epstein, new records show. She consulted for his nonprofit, made plans to travel to his island, and sent supportive messages as details of his crimes were emerging. brookline.news/brooklines-f...

Claudio Manuel Neves Valente spent a full day in Brookline, parking on Babcock Street and visiting a Commonwealth Avenue restaurant, before he shot and killed MIT professor Nuno Loureiro at his home on Gibbs Street, new police records show. brookline.news/police-repor...

Along with the schools, Brookline's fire department is facing high stakes from a pending override vote in May. Without a new increase to property taxes, the town would have to consider closing a fire station and laying off up to 20 firefighters, town officials say. brookline.news/towns-financ...

Immigration, housing, childcare, apprenticeships: Read about some of the legislation that Brookline's representatives in the State House are pushing for in 2026, the second year of this legislative session. brookline.news/this-is-not-...

The MBTA was planning to remove a Red Oak near Brandon Hall Station as part of its accessibility improvements. After Brookline residents pointed out that it's home to an Eastern screen owl, the tree will be spared. brookline.news/96-trees-to-...

The town has taken a real estate developer to court over installing windows that violate historic district regulations on a three-family building on Babcock Street. The building owner says she's being targeted by "defamation, discrimination, and unfair practices." brookline.news/brookline-su...

In Brookline’s Washington Square, along the side of 1654 Beacon Street, a leafy green dragon peers out at passerby, its glowing eye beckoning pedestrians closer. brookline.news/how-local-ar...

I was looking into an incident of a pedestrian struck and injured while walking in a Brookline crosswalk yesterday, near Driscoll School. By the time I had enough information to publish a story, another pedestrian had been struck and injured in a different crosswalk. brookline.news/two-pedestri...

The School Committee approved an initial round of budget cuts last night which would eliminate a net total of 20 positions, including four educational technology specialists, a Driscoll guidance counselor, a high school librarian, and other elementary school teachers. brookline.news/school-commi...

An outside attorney hired by the town found that the Select Board did not discriminate when it voted against reappointing Chi Chi Wu to Brookline's diversity commission because of her social media posts about Israel and alleged antisemitism at Harvard. brookline.news/outside-atto...

The Baker School celebrated the Lunar New Year with K-Pop, a fan dance, and stories about traditions. “Days like this remind us of how lucky we are to be part of a community filled with different cultures, traditions, languages and stories,” said principal Ola. brookline.news/with-k-pop-f...

A new policy approved by the Select Board this week aims to prevent ICE and other agencies from using public property in Brookline for civil immigration enforcement. brookline.news/brookline-jo...

Brookline Town Meeting celebrated its rezoning of Harvard Street in 2023, and praise came in from across the state for the town with an exclusionary reputation doing its part to fight the housing crisis. One small problem: 2+ years later, the zoning is barely leading to any actual development.

More than two years after Town Meeting rezoned Harvard Street in an effort to allow more housing, hardly any development has materialized. Are economic conditions to blame, or did the zoning not go far (or high) enough? brookline.news/brooklines-h...

Anthony Flint was one of 100 people who came down with a rare auto-immune disorder after taking the J&J Covid vaccine in 2021. It's left lasting damage. He knows talking about vaccine safety is charged and controversial. But he's trying anyway. brookline.news/after-rare-l...

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Brookline's Mark Ludwig played the viola for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, until a car crash made playing impossible. A few years later, he found himself in the Atacama Desert, in 100 degree heat with bleeding feet, feeling gratitude. brookline.news/after-an-inj...

You've probably seen Jared Vinci walking around Brookline with nine or ten dogs, or riding a one-wheel electric unicycle. We talked to him about how his business got started, his strategy for managing many pups at once, and his unique hobbies. brookline.news/following-th...

The Brookline school district made its formal budget request for FY2027 last week, and it includes eliminating around 20 net staff positions. If an override doesn't pass this spring, Superintendent Bella Wong said, much deeper cuts will be needed. brookline.news/schools-budg...

A history professor in Mississippi, of all places, dug up a land deed that sheds light on three of Brookline's revolutionary war heroes. brookline.news/a-250-year-o...

A town committee charged with coming up with a long-term Comprehensive Plan to shape Brookline's future is looking for public input. Here's how you can participate: brookline.news/comprehensiv...

Love is in the air and hearts are in the window of Party Favors on Beacon Street. These Brookline V-Day dates are a little more creative than just dinner plans, and you won’t have to start any virtual fistfights on OpenTable. brookline.news/seven-brookl...

A “pick-your-price” art sale where all proceeds support an organization that provides civic education to Boston’s immigrant community will come to Brookline for the first time this weekend. brookline.news/art-sale-sup...

Brookline native Adam “A.J.” Edelman will represent Israel in bobsled at the 2026 Winter Olympic games this month. The 34-year-old said he got his start through Brookline Youth Hockey. brookline.news/how-a-dude-f...

Hundreds of students from BHS and the Winsor School in Boston walked out of class on Wednesday afternoon to protest against ICE outside Brookline Town Hall. brookline.news/hundreds-of-...

Amy Schectman, a Brookline resident who has led the senior housing nonprofit 2Life Communities for 16 years, is retiring in 2026. brookline.news/brooklines-a...

In recent statements and protests, the Brookline Interfaith Clergy Association has criticized federal immigration enforcement and tried to offer moral guidance to community members struggling to comprehend the events in Minnesota and beyond. brookline.news/with-words-a...

The town has issued 116 tickets and counting for sidewalks not properly cleared after last week's storm. 155 town workers and contractors, using 120 pieces of equipment, hauled off 3,450 loads of snow. Read more behind the scenes of the town's snow removal efforts: brookline.news/155-people-1...

I asked Rep. Jake Auchincloss about ICE, government funding, the midterms, Democratic congressional leadership, wind farms, and Zohran Mamdani. brookline.news/qa-rep-jake-...

New photos: Brookline firefighters battled a three-alarm fire on Davis Ave on Sunday afternoon, with help from Boston and Cambridge crews. 6 to 7 people were displaced from the damaged two-family home, but there were no injuries. Photos by Rick Nohl brookline.news/three-alarm-...

A three-alarm fire damaged a two-family home near Brookline Village on Sunday, displacing 6 or 7 people. brookline.news/three-alarm-...

Brookline will likely not see any near-term changes from the Trump administrations reduced vaccine recommendations for children, but no town is an island when it comes to preventing disease, local doctors and experts say. brookline.news/what-do-the-...